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Buxus sempervirens L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 983.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Buxales
family
Buxaceae
genus
Buxus
species
Buxus sempervirens

Name

Synonyms
Buxus angustifolia Mill.
Buxus arborescens (L.) Mill.
Buxus arborescens var. angustifolia (Mill.) Weston
Buxus arborescens var. argenteovariegata Weston
Buxus arborescens var. aureolimbo Weston
Buxus arborescens var. aureovariegata Weston
Buxus argentea Steud.
Buxus aurea Steud.
Buxus caucasica K.Koch
Buxus colchica Pojark.
Buxus crispa K.Koch
Buxus cucullata K.Koch
Buxus elegantissima K.Koch
Buxus fruticosa Borkh.
Buxus handsworthii K.Koch
Buxus hyrcana Pojark.
Buxus macrophylla Dippel
Buxus marginata Steud.
Buxus mucronata Baill.
Buxus myrtifolia Lam.
Homonyms
Buxus sempervirens L.
Buxus sempervirens Thunb.
Common names
BUXO in Portuguese
Bocys in Welsh
Bocyswydden in Welsh
Bosso comune in Italian
Bosso comune in Italian
Bosso comune in Italian
Bosso comune in Italian
Box in English
Box in English
Buchs in German
Buchs in German
Buchs in German
Buchs in German
Buchs in German
Buchsbaum in German
Buchsbaum in German
Buchsbaum in German
Buchsbaum in German
Buis in French
Buis in French
Buis in French
Buis in French
Buis commun in French
Buis toujours vert, Buis commun, Buis sempervirent, Bois béni in French
Buksbom in Danish
Buxus in Dutch
Caucasian boxwood in English
Caucasian boxwood in English
Coed Bocs in Welsh
Common box in English
Common box (EN) in language.
Common box (EN) in language.
European box in English
European box in English
Europäischer Buchsbaum in German
Europäischer Buchsbaum in German
French boxwood in English
French boxwood in English
Grovsnärja in Swedish
Immergrüner Buchs (DE) in language.
Immergrüner Buchs (DE) in language.
Kirsebær-kornel in Danish
Klöversnärja in Swedish
Kløver-silke in Danish
Körsbärskornell in Swedish
Palmboompje in Dutch
Persian boxwood in English
Persian boxwood in English
Pren Bocs in Welsh
Pren Bocys in Welsh

Bibliographic References

  1. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  2. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  3. POWO (2026) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
  4. POWO (2026) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
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